Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe
Admiral THE HONOURABLE SIR Assheton Gore Curzon-Howe, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., C.M.G., F.R.G.S., Royal Navy (10 August, 1850 – 1 March, 1911) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Contents
Early Life & Career
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant from the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert on 18 September, 1872.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 6 January, 1888.[2]
Curzon-Howe was appointed a Companion in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.) on 1 January, 1891, for his services during the operations against Witu.[3]
For "special services rendered while engaged in the protection of the Newfoundland Fisheries" Curzon-Cowe was appointed an Ordinary member of the Third Class, or Companion, in the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.) on 1 January, 1896.[4]
He was appointed command of the battleship Redoubtable on 14 January, 1896.[5]
He was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria on 6 July, 1899, vice Mann.[6]
He was reappointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp, to King Edward VII, on 25 February, 1901.[7]
Flag Rank
Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral with seniority of 23 July, 1901, vice Mann.[8]
He was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) on 2 November, 1902.[9]
On the occasion of the King's birthday, Curzon-Howe was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 30 June, 1905.[10] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 12 September, vice Metaxa.[11]
Curzon-Howe was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 2 January, 1909, vice Bruce.[12]
During 1909, Curzon-Howe underwent surgery for a cancerous tumor on his tongue. The circumstances were recounted by George King-Hall in his diary:
Viscount Curzon called on me. He told me that my friend Assheton C-H (his great Uncle), knew that something was the matter with his tongue, six months ago and that he had said nothing to his wife about it and intended to have it operated on at Malta, but on his attending the Court, to receive the GCVO, Sir J Laking[13] the King's physician, noticed his arm in a sling and asked him about it. Assheton said it was only gout, but touching his cheek, said "This is worse." Laking knew that it must be something serious and spoke to the King about it, who told Treves to look into the question, the result being that the operation of removing a large part of his tongue was performed by one of his assistants under Treves' direction.[14]
The Treves referenced is the famous Victorian surgeon Sir Frederick Treves, who is now remembered for his friendship with Joseph Merrick, better known as the "Elephant Man".
Death
Curzon-Howe suffered a stroke on the first day of March, 1911 in Portsmouth and died from its effects a few hours later.[15]
George Fowler King-Hall wrote in his diary "after dinner to my great sorrow and distress a W/T message was handed into me, saying my dear old friend Assheton Curzon-Howe ... had a paralytic stroke yesterday and died last night."[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23899. p. 4076. 20 September, 1872.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25774. p. 242. 6 January, 1888.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26121. p. 3. 2 January, 1891.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26695. p. 2. 1 January, 1896.
- ↑ Curzon-Howe Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 66.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27096. p. 4213. 7 July, 1899.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27289. p. 1417. 26 February, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27344. p. 5258. 9 August, 1901.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27493. p. 7161. 9 November, 1902.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 27811. p. 4548. 30 June, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27837. p. 6329. 19 September, 1905.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28212. p. 131. 5 January, 1909.
- ↑ Actually Sir Francis Laking.
- ↑ King-Hall diary entry for 29 July, 1909.
- ↑ "Admiral Curzon-Howe Dead", The New York Times, 1 March 1911.
- ↑ King-Hall diary entry for 3 March, 1911.
Bibliography
- "Admiral Curzon-Howe" (Obituaries). The Times. Thursday, 2 March, 1911. Issue 39522, col C, pg. 11.
Papers
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/38.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/18.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Sir William H. May |
Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet 1907 – 1908 |
Succeeded by H.S.H. Prince Louis of Battenberg |
| Preceded by Sir Charles C. Drury |
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean 1908 - 1910 |
Succeeded by Sir Edmund S. Poë |
| Preceded by Sir Arthur D. Fanshawe |
Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth 1910 – 1911 |
Succeeded by Sir Arthur W. Moore |
- People
- People (UK)
- 1850 births
- 1911 deaths
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of January, 1864
- Assistant Directors of Naval Intelligence (Royal Navy)
- Captains of H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship)
- Seconds-in-Command, Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)
- Seconds-in-Command on the China Station
- Seconds-in-Command, Channel Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet (Royal Navy)
- Commanders-in-Chief on the Mediterranean Station
- Commanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth
- Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
